Stringent
/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
"They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable."
Adjective
- 1 demanding strict attention to rules and procedures wordnet
Example
More examples"The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).